Welcome to Lake Tomahawk ...

Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County<1>.

The location of Lake Tomahawk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Tomahawk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Tomahawk: Lk. Tomahawk

Lake Tomahawk is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lake Tomahawk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lake Tomahawk: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities near Lake Tomahawk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Tomahawk.

• Rhinelander
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
  • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
• Eagle River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
• Hazelhurst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Woodruff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
• Newbold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
  • Newbold is located in Oneida County
• Saint Germain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
  • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
  • Former names for Saint Germain:
  • Farmington
  • Lakewood
• Harshaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
  • Harshaw is located in Oneida County
• Sayner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
  • Sayner is located in Vilas County
• Sugar Camp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
  • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
• Lac du Flambeau
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lake Tomahawk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Tomahawk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Tomahawk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Tomahawk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Tomahawk. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Tomahawk.

Adding Lake Tomahawk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Tomahawk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lake Tomahawk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lake Tomahawk post office opened in 1928.

We also found Lake Tomahawk on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Tomahawk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Tomahawk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.wi.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/